Re: User Interface Setup Issues

KM,
Thank you for the reply. I have Fast User Switching turned off.

However, I did some more testing on my own to see what happens when the
classic Windows look is used vs the XP Style. Switching between these two
settings causes several registry settings to be changed. Many of them are
fonts and sizing of objects, likes windows. I now believe the scroll bar is
still there, just pushed off the screen to the right. However, because I
have not included the XP Style Component, but I was using the XP welcome
screen. The window was the wrong size. You might call this a bug, or a
feature, or just the way things are. What leads me to this conclusion is
that the I can position my mouse cursor over the window and use the mouse
wheel to scroll that area.

Thank you for the input on the screen saver... I suspected I would need
to start it myself

Cheers

Chad

"KM" wrote:

> Chad,
>
> 1. I would suggest you to turn off Fast User Switching (just disable the
> service) if it is acceptable for you platform.
> Your problem is described here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
>
> 2. Well... Screen saver apps are launched by Desktop (their reg.key are
> under [HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop]"SCRNSAVE.EXE"="...\*.scr").
> I guess for the custom shell users you would want to launch an active screen
> saver app manually.
>
> KM
>

> > Hello all,
> > Thank you in advance for any help. First let me describe what we are
> > doing. We have a single board computer with a touch screen display. We
> > _don't_ have a keyboard or a mouse. We are using the, "Friendly Logon

> User

> > Interface" component so the user need only touch the screen to login as

> one

> > of several users. We are _not_ using the, "Windows XP Visual Style"
> > component, because we want the windows classic theme. In addition for
> > everyone _but_ the administrator we are replacing the shell with our own
> > application. The Administrator account is still the windows explorer

> shell.

> >
> > Here are the issues I'm seeing, some possible work a rounds, and what I
> > would love to know how to do
> >
> > 1. The scroll bars on the welcome screen are not present if the "Windows

> XP

> > Visual Style" is _not_ included in the configuration.
> >
> > [Work a round]
> > I can include the Windows XP Visual Style component however; this means

> that

> > before I change the shell to our application I need to change the display
> > theme back to the classic windows theme. The only way I found to do this
> > auto-magically is the fallowing VBS code.
> >
> > set shell=createobject("wscript.shell")
> > shell.run """C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Windows Classic.theme"""
> > WScript.Sleep 1000
> > shell.sendkeys "{ENTER}"
> > wscript.quit
> >
> > [Problem]
> > First, this is ugly and also it is possible that the user could interfere
> > with this process. If the user does interfere we would need to delete the
> > user and create them again because with the shell being changed there is

> no

> > way to switch them back.
> >
> > [What would be nice]
> > It would be nice if I could just turn on the scroll bar some how. Does
> > anyone know if there is a registry setting for that?
> >
> > 2. A minor issue is that the screen saver doesn't kick on for users that
> > have their shell changed to point at our application. Does anyone have a
> > recommendation on how we could fix this.
> >
> > Thank you again for any help.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Chad

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